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Graphic injury photographs can increase a plaintiff’s chance of a favorable jury finding. But some photos can be so gruesome that jurors become angry at the plaintiff’s lawyer for displaying them. Research by Bryan Edelman, a senior trial consultant with ...

Lawyers who decide not to represent a potential client need to make it clear that no attorney-client relationship exists. The best way to do that is to send a non-engagement letter. “A non-engagement letter confirms with consumers that they are ...

Practice Management Smart solo practitioners and small law firms should adopt anti-harassment policies for their own firms. That’s the advice of several employment law experts, who say that small firm attorneys often forget they are business owners, subject to the ...

Tech-savvy attorneys are using technology to speed settlement talks and mediation sessions. Many attorneys come to trial with flashy PowerPoint presentations and attention-grabbing graphics. But the same attorneys often sit down at ADR sessions with only pens and paper. That ...

Of the many acting lessons Katherine James has taught over the years, the one many trial lawyers have the most difficulty grasping is the simplest: Be yourself. James is a co-founder of Act of Communication, a litigation consulting firm in ...

Business of Law Solo and small-firm lawyers who weathered 2009 are hoping that the worst is behind them. But prospects for 2010 are mixed, depending not only on geographic location but also on practice area. “I think 2010 will be ...

of Lawyers USA, the national sister publication of Michigan Lawyers Weekly Courtroom Techniques Eric Oliver began his career as a trial consultant in the 1980s by teaching lawyers a simple, non-verbal communications technique called “mirroring.” Oliver, who at the time ...

Jay Foonberg literally wrote the book on “How to Start and Build a Law Practice.” The ABA book, now in its fifth edition, is a perennial best-seller. Foonberg, a successful Beverly Hills, Calif. business, trusts and estates and aviation lawyer, ...

The Supreme Court’s decision last week not to review Chrysler’s bankruptcy may turn out to help General Motors product liability claimants who were left in the lurch. The justices turned down an appeal from the state of Indiana pension funds ...

Lawyers USA, national sister publication of Michigan Lawyers Weekly In these difficult economic times, planning a firm retreat may seem like an extravagance. But according to practice management expert Glenn Gutek, it may be just what you need to jumpstart ...